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Community Action in Missouri:

Dawna F Fogarty, E xec ecutive e Direc ector Jessica Hoe

• ey, Director
• r of
• f Public Aff

ffairs + Com

• mmunity Engagement

Missou

• uri C

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• mmunity A

Action

• n N

Networ

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Hel elping P Peo eople a and C Changing L Lives es t through Ener ergy A Assistance a e and W Wea eatherization

Presentation Overview

• 1. Overview of C
• mmunity Action – A National

Movement

• 2. The Missouri C
• mmunity Action Network (C

AN)

• 3. Living Near the Line – An Average Missouri F

amily

• 4. How LIHE

AP and LIW AP Make a Difference

• 5. Final C
• mments + Q & A

What is Community Action?

Hel elping P Peo eople, e, Changi ging g Lives

What is Community Action?

E mployment & W

• rkforce

Development E ducation & C

• gnitive

Development E conomic Security Housing Infrastructure & Asset Building E nergy E fficiency Health & Nutrition C ivic E ngagement C

• mmunity

Involvement

What is Community Action? Federal State CSBG Local

1, 1,000 C 000 Community Action Agen encies es nat ationwide, e, ser erving 99% 99% o

• f all

count unties 19 C CAAs s in M Misso ssouri Community Need eeds Asse ssessm ssments c s conducted by e eac ach ag agency ev every three ee years 1/ 1/3 3 of board mem ember ers com

• mprised of
• f low
• w-

income r e rep eps

Who is Missouri CAN? W e are the statewide association of C

• mmunity

Action Agencies, Allies and Supporters united to end poverty. Our V Vis isio ion: A state where all people and communities thrive. Our M Missi ssion: To advocate for low-income Missourians and strengthen the Community Action Network.

Five Key Elements of Poverty

• 1. E

conomic & F amily Security

• 2. E

ducation

• 3. Food & Nutrition
• 4. Healthcare
• 5. Housing & E

nergy

How Do We Help People + Change Lives?

Making a Difference in Missouri

• 1. 41% of families served in Missouri were classified

as being in severe poverty, or below 50% of the Federal Poverty G uidelines.

• 2. C
• mmunity Action Agencies provided services to

264,902 Missourians in FFY

• 17. That’s approximately

4% of all Missourians.

• 3. For every $1 of C

SBG funding, the Missouri Network leveraged $13.57 from federal, state, local, and private sources, including volunteer hours.

From NASC SP FFY 17 State Fact Sheets

Living Near the Line

The Family

Working Hours + Minimum Wage

Gross Annual Income

Federal Poverty Line

Can You Make It Work?

• C
• uld our family of four survive on minimum wage?
• How much money do they bring home?
• W

hat are common expenses our family must consider?

Housing

Food + Nutrition

Childcare

Healthcare

Utilities

The Bottom Line

Living Near the Line

Poverty in Missouri

Poverty Defined

Official Poverty Rate Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Developed in the early 1960s when President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty Developed in 2010 by the Census Bureau Uses three times the cost of a minimum diet to establish poverty rate Estimates cost of food, clothing, shelter, and utilities; then adds 20% for other expenses Same in all regions Adjusted for cost of living in different regions Does not account for assistance provided by government programs Takes into consideration the influence of government support

Poverty Rate by County – Statewide

Poverty Rate by County – Ameren Counties

Poverty Rate by County – GMO Counties

Poverty Rate by County – K CP&L Counties

Poverty Rate by County – Empire Counties

LIHEAP

LIHEAP

LIWAP – Weatherization

LIWAP – Weatherization

LIWAP – Weatherization

Missouri CAN

V ision

A state where all people and communities thrive. www.MissouriCAN.org Community Action Network